Harvey Elliott is close to breaking into Liverpool's first team following an impressive performance in a 5-0 Carabao Cup loss to Aston Villa.

Liverpool played their youngest team ever in the match with the senior side competing in the Club World Cup.

The 16-year-old has made 3 appearances for the first team this season.

"He's not too far away because he trains with our first team on a regular basis," Critchley told a news conference. "He's had first-team exposure already, the manager and staff think a lot of him. I thought he was a constant threat all night, a really good outlet for us. But he was reliant on a lot of the players getting the ball to him and I thought the service to him was top class as well."